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Fiction book set around the rock music scene

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lexloofah · 11/07/2020 13:18

Trying to get DH a book a little different to his usual crime/thriller/mystery ones

He loves rock music, especially from the 70s so I thought there might be a good one set around that time in that scene

I saw a book called Arc of a Shooting Star that looked ok: washed up rocker, gets band back together, but local bookshop say they can't order as it is an Amazon exclusive and the paperback on there is £12.99 so a bit of a gamble without a recommendation plus would like to order locally

Any ideas? Thnx

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bettythebutterfly · 11/07/2020 16:35

The Wishbones by Tom Perotta

YogiMatte · 11/07/2020 16:32

Gimme More by Liza Cody is about rock music and a mystery. I really enjoyed it.

EliotBliss · 11/07/2020 15:58

He might like David Keenan This is Memorial Device set around a fictional rock group in 70s Scotland. Or there’s Nick Hornby’s Juliet Naked the lead character is a musician or High Fidelity set in a record shop, if he hasn’t read those ones. There’s also Jonathan Lethem’s The Fortress of Solitude set in the 70s, music plays a large role in the narrative and also references comic books and other popular culture.

mnahmnah · 11/07/2020 13:23

Daisy Jones and The Six sounds just what you’re looking for

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